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I think it was around 1994/95

There was no kerosene for long time, people had to devise means by using saw dust with paint containers

Abacha that year cha

The man after devil's heart herself

The day this dude's death broke out,many men couldn't perform with their wives cuz many of them drank to stupor out of joy



As for the stove,I didn't see it,cuz not everybody was broke then

Biodun556:
I think it was around 1994/95

There was no kerosene for long time, people had to devise means by using saw dust with paint containers

people are still using it till today. I experienced it too. GenZ will never know it

First time seeing it anyways


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My family used it wella around the year 1999 - 2002, scooping free saw dust from the saw mill. Myself and my peers then always show our saw dust moulding skills, fun memories.

... Even the saw dust wasn't free then. Na buy. Eye don see shege

..I never see am o, all I just know be that for my secondary school,all the chairs and tables dey miss on daily basis.. People go come school at night, pack tables and chairs to be used for cooking..

Biodun556:
I think it was around 1994/95

There was no kerosene for long time, people had to devise means by using saw dust with paint containers

These ones are the expensive ones

It's actually in an empty cans that you improvise to the ones OP shared.

We used it well well.
How time flies

Sawdust era n killer beans

Last last we survived it...tpain got nothing on us

We've not gotten to that level of suffer back again

It was made popular because of kerosene scarcity but people have been using it before then and I believe some people may still be using it now 😁

Sonnobax15:

Abacha that year cha

The man after devil's heart herself

The day this dude's death broke out,many men couldn't perform with their wives cuz many of them drank to stupor out of joy



As for the stove,I didn't see it,cuz not everybody was broke then

If you didn't use it doesn't mean many people didn't use it for you to see. Except you want to tell me you lived in Maitama, V.I or GRA of any states then

I witnessed this saw dust

We never used it, we used kerosene stove and gas during that period

Buharidgeneral:
... Even the saw dust wasn't free then. Na buy. Eye don see shege

It started as free but when it gets to the point of rushing it, then those saw millers decided to be selling it - for token sha. I remember one time we do pay like 5 or 10 naira for a sack bag full.

quote author=press9jatv post=138173093] people are still using it till today. I experienced it too. GenZ will never know it[/quote]GenZ here, I well damn know it

Very sad times indeed.
Hmmm

From kerosene to diesel combined with alum, then this

It wasn't 1994/5. It was between 1996 - 1998 when Abacha died. And some people continue using it till early 2000

Kerosene was a luxury around that time. It got to a stage you won't see sawdust again in some sawmills. We dey carry sawdust come house from like 15 km sawmill away from our house. Chai! Omoh! Nigerians have suffered. E don tey, no be today.

1996 I think. Some plank market dey sell this sawdust now

Benefits of fuel subsidy. Nigerians with short memory.

It was a terrible moment In history. It was around that time they imported adulterated petrol that produces fumes that irritate the eyes like tear gas too. I think that was also when kerosene beans that was killing people flooded the markets. Eyes have seen terrible times in 9ja.

My first time seeing something like this, nairaland have some senior citizens among us.

My family had been using gas stove that period. Na wetin save us from kerosene scarcity and abacha stove be that.

Yea it was 1994. Saw dust suddenly became a scare commodity as almost everyone scrambled for it. Nigeria has never had good leadership

lol. Fun memories. How time flies. Nostalgic !

This shit makes me feel old

It was 1994/95 in Benin City. I remember going with my mum to join a crowd of people at sawmill to hustle for the sawdust.
The idea behind this was to minimise the amount of firewood you will use to cook. Because firewood itself had become very expensive after kerosene became unavailable.

Kalulu44:
It wasn't 1994/5. It was between 1996 - 1998 when Abacha died. And some people continue using it till early 2000

Kalulu44:
If you didn't use it doesn't mean many people didn't use it for you to see. Except you want to tell me you lived in Maitama, V.I or GRA of any states then

Not everyone saw it. I lived in Eleyele Ibadan then. I think it was around 94. Our compound was large and not floored so we could use firewood instead.

Use it till 20 06 there's about you combination with stove kerosene and firewood

Sawmiller come turn super star,u dare not just enter any sawmill anyhow

Buharidgeneral:
... Even the saw dust wasn't free then. Na buy. Eye don see shege